5 Sep 2024

New Māori monarch about to be named

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 5 September 2024
Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, the Māori King stands outside a Whare Nui smiling in a grey suit. The image is frames with a detail of a feather korowai.

Photo: Supplied / Waikato Tainui

It's a momentous day in Maoridom with the final day of the tangi for Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero Te Tuawhitu taking place at Tūrangawaewae Marae - the citadel of the Kiingitanga movement.

RNZ's Mihingarangi Forbes was at Ngaurawahia ahead of the anointment.